"James Brokenshire James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Communities Secretary since 2018, and has served as Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup since 2010. Brokenshire served in the Cameron Government as Minister for Security and Immigration at the Home Office, and served in the May Government as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, overseeing the Stormont deadlock. Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Brokenshire studied law at the University of Exeter before beginning work with a large international law firm. Deciding on a career in politics, he stood successfully as the"
"and underwent testing that discovered that he had early stage lung cancer. He had the upper lobe of his right lung removed at Guy's Hospital and returned to Parliament five weeks later. Brokenshire said that he wanted to end the social stigma around lung cancer, because like fifteen percent of people with the disease, he has never smoked. James Brokenshire James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Communities Secretary since 2018, and has served as Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup since 2010. Brokenshire served in the Cameron Government as"
"2016, under Theresa May's new cabinet, Brokenshire was appointed the Northern Ireland Secretary. On 16 January 2017, the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed following the resignation of Martin McGuinness as deputy First Minister one week earlier, and the refusal of Sinn Féin to nominate a successor. Brokenshire, as Northern Ireland Secretary, temporarily assumed the powers of the Executive and called for snap elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which took place on 2 March 2017. Brokenshire's comments in ""The Sunday Telegraph"" of 28 January 2017 sparked consternation and outrage in Northern Ireland: Writing in the Telegraph, James Brokenshire, the Northern Ireland"
"allegations that he is taking sides. He has also put at risk the impartiality with which Secretaries of State are expected to deal with Northern Ireland affairs. Brokenshire resigned as Northern Ireland Secretary on 8 January 2018 on health grounds due to an upcoming lung operation. On 20 January it was announced that he had the operation and had been discharged from hospital. In April 2018, Brokenshire was appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following Sajid Javid's appointment as Home Secretary in the light of Amber Rudd's resignation after the Windrush scandal. After his appointment"
"Brokenshire said it was ""a real honour"" to make a quick return to the cabinet. Hours after taking on the new role Brokenshire appeared in Parliament and stated, after a question from Andrew Gwynne Labour's shadow communities secretary, that ""local government is in my blood"". Brokenshire married Cathrine Anne Mamelok in 1999. They have two daughters and a son. He has expressed support for the charity Cancer Research UK and in March 2013 publicly backed their Cell Slider website, calling on all of his constituents to get involved in the initiative. In December 2017, Brokenshire noted blood in his cough"
"station 88.7 Coast FM monthly on the Thursday Magazine show, presented by Dave Hearn. Elected in 1993 to the seat of Mawson with the Dean Brown Liberal Party government, he was re-elected in 1997 and 2002. In 1998, Brokenshire was promoted to cabinet in the John Olsen government. His roles included Minister for Police, Correctional Services & Emergency Services, Minister for Gambling, Minister for Volunteers, and in opposition, Shadow Minister for Health. Brokenshire served three parliamentary terms representing the Liberal Party. After losing the seat to Labor at the 2006 election, he was denied Liberal Party pre-selection for Mawson for"
"hospital's A&E department was closed in November of the same year. With no party gaining an overall majority in the House of Commons, the 2010 election resulted in the formation of a coalition government consisting of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, led by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron. The new PM appointed Brokenshire as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction in the Home Office. One of his first moves was to initiate the closing of the United Kingdom's Forensic Science Service; it had been making operational losses of £2 million a month, and was predicted to go into"
"480 votes. The election itself resulted in a third successive term for Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour government. From 2005 to 2006, Brokenshire was a member of the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Select Committee. From 2006 to 2010 he then served as the Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction. Brokenshire was aware that his constituency, Hornchurch, was to be dissolved for the next election. In November 2006, he applied for selection as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Witham in Essex, but was defeated by Priti Patel. He simultaneously campaigned to be selected as Conservative candidate for the constituency"
"Robert Brokenshire Robert ""Rob"" Lawrence Brokenshire (born 1957) is a South Australian dairy farmer and former member of the South Australian Parliament. He represented the Australian Conservatives party from 26 April 2017, and Family First Party before that. Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the Liberal Party as the elected member for the electoral district of Mawson in the South Australian House of Assembly (the Parliament's lower house). On 24 July 2008, Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans in the South Australian Legislative Council (the Parliament's upper house), representing the conservative Family First Party. Brokenshire provides political commentary on the community radio"
"is of Cornish descent. Robert Brokenshire Robert ""Rob"" Lawrence Brokenshire (born 1957) is a South Australian dairy farmer and former member of the South Australian Parliament. He represented the Australian Conservatives party from 26 April 2017, and Family First Party before that. Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the Liberal Party as the elected member for the electoral district of Mawson in the South Australian House of Assembly (the Parliament's lower house). On 24 July 2008, Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans in the South Australian Legislative Council (the Parliament's upper house), representing the conservative Family First Party. Brokenshire provides political commentary"
"the next election. Brokenshire contested the seat of Kingston for the Family First Party in the 2007 federal election, receiving 5.71 percent of the vote. On 18 March 2008, he was chosen by Family First to replace Andrew Evans, who had retired from the Legislative Council, and Brockenshire was sworn in on 24 July 2008. A few years later, he expressed interest in switching to a Lower House seat, but never did so. Brokenshire frequently used Freedom of Information legislation as part of his political strategy. Brokenshire sat on various parliamentary committees, including the Public Works Committee, Select Committee on"
"Rudd's resignation. Brokenshire was born on 8 January 1968, in the town of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He was educated at Davenant Foundation Grammar School in Loughton and then at the Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies. He went on to gain a degree in law at the University of Exeter. Brokenshire subsequently worked as a partner at international law firm Jones Day. In this position, he advised on company law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance transactions. Brokenshire was first elected at the 2005 general election to the parliamentary constituency of Hornchurch, defeating the Labour candidate and incumbent member John Cryer by"
"should focus on getting addicts off drugs, rather than minimising the effects of drug use, as the preceding Labour government had focused on. In May 2011, Brokenshire's Home Office brief was changed from Crime Reduction to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security following the resignation of Baroness Neville-Jones, although he was not appointed to the more senior rank of Minister of State. In this position, he was responsible for updating plans to tackle terror content online. A move seen as controversial by broadband companies and freedom of speech groups. In the buildup to the 2012 Summer Olympics in"
"Under Theresa May, the relationship developed further. The Conservatives and DUP entered informal arrangements in 2016, in order to increase the working majority for the Conservative government. The DUP had hosted a reception at the Conservative Party conference on 4 October 2016. James Brokenshire, the Conservative Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, was set to attend a DUP fundraiser on 27 October 2016, but later backed out due to the controversy that arose from this. Since May became Prime Minister, until the 2017 general election, the DUP voted with the Conservatives 77% of the time. The 2017 snap election resulted"
"Home Office for Security was taken on by James Brokenshire but only as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. Following the resignation on 8 February 2014 of the Minister of State for Immigration, Mark Harper, the position was temporarily merged with that of Minister for Security. James Brokenshire assumed the enlarged role of Minister for Security and Immigration. The two posts were divided again on 8 May 2015. Minister for Security The Minister for Security is a junior ministerial position in the Home Office. The post was created by Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 3 June 2009 by splitting the"
"is responsible for overseeing HM Passport Office, UK Visas and Immigration and Border Force. Minister for Security and Immigration The Minister for Security and Immigration was a junior ministerial position in the Home Office. The post was created on 8 February 2014 by combining the roles of Minister for Security and Minister of State for Immigration, following the resignation of the Minister for Immigration Mark Harper MP. James Brokenshire MP, then the Minister for Security, assumed the enlarged role. Brokenshire has a permanent seat on the National Security Council (NSC). In 2015, the post was abolished, and two new roles"
"a ""clear conflict of interest"" and it ""was the right time to call a halt to the DUP's arrogance"". He further accused the DUP of refusing to accept demands ""for robust action and responsibility"". As Sinn Féin did not nominate a replacement for McGuinness, James Brokenshire automatically assumed control of Northern Ireland in his role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 16 January 2017. Brokenshire was obliged to call an election within a ""reasonable time period"", which he announced for 2 March 2017. Per the Stormont House Agreement, the 2017 Assembly election elected only 90 MLAs. Under power"
"the Emergency Services Levy, Families SA Committee, Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Certain Matters Relating to Horse Racing in South Australia, and Natural Resources Committee. He opposed the abolition of the Legislative Council. Brokenshire has an interest in policing, education, road safety, legislation, governance, homelessness, hospital security, development, accountability, political advisers, school projects, suicide prevention, food security, and daylight saving. In 2017, Brokenshire and Dennis Hood joined the Australian Conservatives when Family First ceased to exist. He failed in his bid to be re-elected to the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian election. Brokenshire's family"
"Julia Manning, and he was successful in gaining the selection for the seat in June 2008. He was described as a ""serial carpetbagger"" by a local single issue party, Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital. In the 2010 general election, Brokenshire was elected for Old Bexley and Sidcup with 24,625 votes (53.93%), beating the Labour candidate Rick Everitt, in second place with 8,768 votes (19.21%). Voter turnout was 69.13%. Upon victory, Brokenshire announced that as per his pre-election pledges, his priority would be to prevent the proposed closure of accident and emergency services at local Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. The"
"2017, McGuinness resigned as deputy First Minister. Under the terms of the power-sharing agreement that created what is now the Executive Office, his resignation has also resulted in Foster being removed from office, until Sinn Féin nominates a new deputy First Minister; the party stated that it will not replace McGuinness. No nomination was made before 16 January, resulting in the collapse of the Executive. James Brokenshire, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, assumed the powers of the Executive and called for a snap election scheduled for 2 March. In a statement posted to Facebook, Foster said that she"
"Pensions Select Committee from 2010, and in May 2012 was elected co-secretary of the backbench 1922 Committee. She relinquished these positions on her appointment to the Government Whips' Office in September 2012. In February 2014, she was promoted to the Home Office as a junior minister. In July 2016, she was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Theresa May's first cabinet. During the cabinet reshuffle in 2018, Bradley was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland after the resignation of James Brokenshire due to ill health. Matt Hancock replaced her as Culture Secretary. In July"
"and Privileges Select Committees. On 17 November 2006, Browning announced her intention not to stand as a candidate at the 2010 general election. On 9 July 2010, she was created a life peer as Baroness Browning, of Whimple in the County of Devon, and was introduced in the House of Lords on 13 July 2010, where she sits as a Conservative. On 11 May 2011, it was announced that Lady Browning would replace James Brokenshire as the Minister for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction in the coalition government following the resignation of Lady Neville-Jones as Security Minister. Lady Browning"
"by the Conservative James Brokenshire, who had transferred to this seat and approved by his local party when his former seat of Hornchurch was abolished in boundary changes. His 2015 result made the seat the 105th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. 1983–1997: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen, Blendon and Penhill, Cray, Lamorbey, St Mary's, Sidcup East, and Sidcup West. 1997–2010: The London Borough of Bexley wards of Blackfen, Blendon and Penhill, Cray, Danson, East Wickham, Falconwood, Lamorbey, St Mary's, Sidcup East, and Sidcup West. 2010–present: The London Borough of Bexley wards"
"Minister for Security and Immigration The Minister for Security and Immigration was a junior ministerial position in the Home Office. The post was created on 8 February 2014 by combining the roles of Minister for Security and Minister of State for Immigration, following the resignation of the Minister for Immigration Mark Harper MP. James Brokenshire MP, then the Minister for Security, assumed the enlarged role. Brokenshire has a permanent seat on the National Security Council (NSC). In 2015, the post was abolished, and two new roles were formed - Minister for Security and Minister of State for Immigration. The minister"
"appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care and as Lord in Waiting (i.e. government whip in the House of Lords) on 21 December 2016. James O'Shaughnessy, Baron O'Shaughnessy James Richard O'Shaughnessy, Baron O'Shaughnessy (born 26 March 1976) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Claires Court School and Wellington College, both in Berkshire and graduated from St Hugh's College, Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1998. A former Downing Street aide, he was Director of Policy to the Prime"
"a majority of MPs. Under the uncodified British constitution, executive authority lies with the monarch, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the prime minister and the cabinet. The Cabinet members advise the monarch as members of the Privy Council. In most cases they also exercise power directly as leaders of the Government Departments, though some Cabinet positions are sinecures to a greater or lesser degree (for instance Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster or Lord Privy Seal). The current prime minister is Theresa May, who took office on 13 July 2016. She is the"
"investigate the RHI scheme in its entirety. The call for an inquiry was unanimous, but Sinn Féin MLAs were not present for the debate. MLAs do not have the power to set up an inquiry, but the motion calls on Brokenshire as Secretary of State to set up a public inquiry. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that it is considering a request for the Chief Constable to investigate allegations of fraud in the RHI scheme. Jonathan Bell, the previous DETI Minister, revealed in the Assembly on 16 January 2017 under assembly privilege that Timothy Johnston and John"
"16 January 2017. Brokenshire made an announcement after the 7 day deadline passed and officially called a snap election for 2 March 2017. The Northern Ireland Assembly was dissolved on 26 January 2017. After Brokenshire's announcement, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny discussed the situation by telephone. The Prime Minister and the Taoiseach ""repeated their desire to see the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement operating effectively"" and also ""expressed hope that the election campaign would be respectful"". The US Government called on all political parties to ""find a way forward"" to the resumption of"
"Great Offices of State The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British government. They are the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary. According to convention, when the Prime Minister names his or her Cabinet, either after a general election or a mid-term reshuffle, the first Cabinet ministers to be announced are the Chancellor, the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary. James Callaghan is the only person to date to have served in all four positions. In the past hundred years, several other people"
"the May 2010 general election with a majority of 16,425. After the election, he was soon elected by fellow MPs to become a member of the Public Accounts Committee, which scrutinises government spending. Conservative Home named him as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any substantive rebellions. He was the Economic Secretary to the Treasury from June 2017 to January 2018. Barclay was the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care from July 2018. Barclay was appointed as Secretary of State for Exiting the European"
"January 2018. The previous holder of the post was Patrick McLoughlin who was given the post following Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister. Before this the holder of the post was Oliver Letwin, who was appointed in July 2014 when he was also Minister for Government Policy (2010–2015); following the 2015 general election, he was also given overall responsibility for the Cabinet Office and made a full member of the Cabinet. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of"
"for Business, Innovation and Skills in the new Conservative majority government under the leadership of Prime Minister David Cameron. He was at this time, described as ""the most robust right-winger in the cabinet"", a ""true Thatcherite"". After being appointed as Business Secretary, Javid said that there would be ""significant changes"" to strike laws under the new Conservative government, announcing that strikes affecting essential public services will need the backing of 40% of eligible union members under new government plans. Javid is a supporter of remaining in the European Union. He described himself as a Eurosceptic with ""no time for ever-closer"
"leadership election, was made environment secretary. James Brokenshire and Karen Bradley, both formerly junior ministers at the Home Office, were given the posts of Northern Ireland and culture, media and sport respectively. Damian Green took the post of work and pensions secretary, and Chris Grayling was made transport secretary. Finally, Sajid Javid was given the communities and local government brief. Jeremy Hunt, Alun Cairns, and David Mundell retained the posts of health secretary, Welsh secretary, and Scottish secretary, respectively, which they had held during the second Cameron ministry. In contrast, May sacked 5 ministers from Cameron's Cabinet: Chancellor of the"